2-20-17- 2-21-17 Manjack Cay

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2-20-17- 2-21-17 Manjack Cay

We left Manjack Cay North, went to Fiddle Cay for a small trip and settled for 2 days at Manjack Cay anchorage. First thing in the morning we heard a call on the radio about a missing dinghy from “Joy Sea.” It would be devastating to lose a dinghy. It would be extremely expensive to replace here in the bahamas.  When we anchored, we realized we were next door to the people who lost their dinghy.  Their friend “Gee” had a smaller boat and took Frances to look for his boat. They found it five miles down the coast beating up against the rocks.  Luckily there was no damage to it.  They were so relieved!

Joy Sea relieved to have their dinghy back tied to their boat.
View of this piece of paradise from our boat.
This unique Tiki hut has tables and chairs that drop down so you can sit out on the water.
It was lovely to see this day sailor slip through the water just behind our boat.

Although there is no settlement, there are some special people that live on this Island. Bill and Leslie build their home and everything they have everything they need.

Bill and Leslie’s home.

They have a gorgeous  bay that they open to boaters at anchor.  Leslie told me they used to be cruisers and were turned off by all the no trespassing signs.  When they built the house they put up a “Please Trespass” sign.  She said it has deteriorated but everyone knows they are welcome.

View of this piece of paradise from our boat.
View from the house down to the beach. Heavenly.

There is actually a community of people living on their boats. They help Bill and Leslie with all kinds of things.  Some we met fish or go lobster hunting daily for dinner. We want to find the lobsters too. Not enough time, or knowledge where to find them. I asked Leslie if they were self sufficient here on the island.  She said no we can’t grow coffee or peanut butter. In other words yes they are.

They built a trail a mile long across the island to the Atlantic.

Hand painted signs showed the way to the ocean.
Beautiful trail to the ocean side of the island.
We found this lovely cactus along the trail.
Another beauty along the trail.
A rather large hermit crab shared the trail with us.
So many lovely plants on this Cay. This is a huge antler plant growing on a tree.

They have a work-shed from which they collect rainwater for their garden.

Work shed with a large water collection system to collect water from the roof when it rains.

The land is all rock, so they had to build raised gardens.

What a beautiful garden.
This is a tressil they made for climbing bushes.
Papaya Tree in the garden.

They raked up seaweed, collected scraps of veggies, and anything else they could find that worked well to compost and made all the dirt for the raised gardens. The garden has all the usual veggies herbs etc..  Leslie grows strawberries in her hydroponic creation. They had papaya trees, and several different citrus trees. There are chickens to provide eggs and goat to provide milk.  In fact we got to see 1 day old baby goats born on the farm.

Chickens roam as they please.
Brand new baby goats. Adorable.

We met several of the boaters. They were all so friendly and nice.  Loved it there!

I could have stayed there all day.

We hope the winds are kind to us so we can get back there and stay longer.

Thanks for reading. Drop us a line.  We love to hear from you.

Karen and Scott

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4 thoughts on “2-20-17- 2-21-17 Manjack Cay”

  1. I am so enjoying following you on your amazing adventure!! I particularly like this one because of how the couple is living on this island – what an incredible lifestyle! We will be in Florida April 13-23, I’ll find out where u r at then and see if it works to meet up. Happy sailing!!

    1. Would love to catch up with you. Please look us up. I have no idea where we will be. Glad you are enjoying our posts. What a wonderful adventure we are on.

  2. I can’t believe the experiences you guys are having and taking full
    use of them. sounds wonderful. who knew all that was out there?
    enjoy – and thanks for sharing – you’ll have to go on “tour” when you
    get home. love you lots. Gramma

    1. Everyday is an adventure. We try not to stay in Marinas because the best stuff we find is at anchor. Great trip. Thanks for following. We expecting high winds tonight and tomorrow. We are on a mooring ball inHope Town where we are safe. I plan to get some mor blogging done but the power and internet is iffy at best. Thanks for following us. When people read our blog it makes it worth writing.

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